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28 March 2002
Advice on childminding for both parents and
childminders is now available on a website launched by the Scottish
Childminding Association. The site, www.childminding.org, gives advice on
choosing a childminder and...
28 March 2002
A multi-media resource pack to help teachers and
pre-school staff improve their observations about children's learning and
ensure continuity for children aged three to seven will be distributed free to...
28 March 2002
The first confirmed cases of measles in Scotland in two
years have occurred in Fife in the past few weeks. One was a pre-school child
who had not received the...
28 March 2002
All creatures great and small, from creepy crawlies to
exotic beasts, turned up at Westhill Pre-school Playgroup in Aberdeen earlier
this month. Nicole Blanchflower and Jasmine Foubister (pictured) particularly
enjoyed...
28 March 2002
The nursery sector is in danger of being over-hyped to
potential investors in the City who may have unrealistic expectations of the
profits they can make, according to an analysis...
28 March 2002
Plans for a centralised, nationally-directed training
programme for the Foundation Stage have prompted concerns that it will be too
standardised to meet the needs of practitioners working in different settings....
28 March 2002
Kids' Clubs Network has voiced concern that Government
proposals for a 'light-touch' certification scheme to regulate out-of-school
care for the over-sevens does not go far enough. The scheme has been...
28 March 2002
(Photograph) - Oliver Bevan's 'The Full Swing' is one
of a series of his paintings on the theme of play currently on display at the
Royal National Theatre on London's...
28 March 2002
High staff turnover has been blamed on poor pay and
conditions, but bad management is just as likely to make staff quit, say
researchers from the Thomas Coram Research Unit....
28 March 2002
Tricia Pritchard, PANN professional officer * As a
trade union, we can back up the findings about bad management. We represent
members with appalling terms and conditions of employment. Many...
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